Category Archives: Conference Calls

Registration is now live for the ASA 2018 Consumers and Consumption mini-conference: “Consuming in, and Consumed By, a Trump Economy,” August 10, 2018 at Rutgers University-Camden. Join us for an exciting day of scholarship and discussion about the politics of consumption in this moment. Please register online before July 10 so that we have adequate time to … Continue reading →

Good news! In response to requests from section members, we are extending the deadline for mini-conference submissions to March 30, 2018. Please spread the word, and if you haven’t done so already, send in your abstracts! “Consuming In, and Consumed By, a Trump Economy” *one-day pre-American Sociological Association mini-conference* Friday, August 10, 2018, 8:30 am-4:00 … Continue reading →

We are excited to announce the keynote panel for our upcoming mini-conference on August 10, 2018 at Rutgers University-Camden. The conference will open with a dynamic panel on “Inequality in Trump’s America,” featuring sociologists Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Ashley Mears and Frederick Wherry. Panelists will weigh in on the place of consumers and consumption research in the … Continue reading →

CFP — Eating for Change: Global and Local Perspectives on Food and Transformation Wednesday, May 16 2018 | SS&H 273 University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA Call for Papers: Transformation is inherent in food as a material substance. Wheat, for instance, is transformed into flour and flour into bread, a … Continue reading →